Here’s what up on the local music scene this weekend:
Women of RISA at the Church Street Coffeehouse
The Church Street Coffeehouse closes out it’s tenth season with the “Women of RISA” on Saturday, June 9th at 8pm. This annual event is hosted by Jan Luby and includes: Tracie Potochnik, Katherine Quinn, Carolyn Waters, and Nellie Walcoff. Jan is known for her engaging, often riveting stage-presence as well as her voice full of passion, range and power. Tracie is known for blending simple arrangements with sophisticated lyrical story telling and brings three chords, the truth and occasionally a mandolin to her shows. Katherine brings unique phrasing, quirky word play, and melodic vocals to the stage and is a performer who endears herself to audiences of all ages. Carolyn is a performing singer/songwriter who fuses blues/jazz/roots and other musical genres into unique unforgetable songs and sounds. Nellie draws from the folk, country and popular song traditions, creating an acoustic hydrid that has attracted fans from 16-60.
For more information about this or other up-coming shows, visit us at www.churchstreetcoffeehouse.
(The Coffeehouse is located in the lower level of the First United Methodist Church, 25 Church St. Warren. Tickets for these shows are $10 at the door. Coffee, tea and pastries are available for a small donation. This is an alcohol- and smoke-free venue.)
Open Mic Night at The Coffee Depot
Friday is Open Mic Night, and on 6/8 will feature Truck & Mary Beath. Join us from 7-10pm for great local musicians and delicious drinks.
Local Acts
Warren label 75 Or Less Records will be at Fete tonight (6/7). According to their Facebook page, “Tonight at Fete, General Assembly presents Baylies Band, Olneyville Sound System, and Headless Nixon in the lounge. Cheap cover, cheap drinks, 9pm.” Check out Fete here.
Warrenites Brown Bird are back in town after a three-month tour with Yonder Mountain String Band and Trampled By Turtles. This weekend they are playing shows up north in Biddeford, ME and Peterborough, NH, but you can still support them by buying an LP or CD from The Wooden Midshipman; keep tabs on their tour dates at http://brownbird.net/shows/.
Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons (also now hailing from Warren) head up to NYC this weekend, but save the date for their next local show at The Met: June 16th, with PVD band Deer Tick.
Happy Weekend!